Customer Reviews

Let It Bee

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The Voice of the Beehive was hip during the late 80's and this album was why! Walking through a record store when I was 21 this music caught my attention as being different as it was played inside the store as a new release. The record store owner said "we haven't really sold that many and I have no idea why". I bought it and listened to it and it is legendary and fun to listen to. I don't know why it wasn't played more either, but a friend said that a couple cuss words on this album turned off the radio land on them. The content is easy to be "catchy" and easy to sing along to. Once you hear any song on this album you will know their sound and their beat. I have read other reviews which state this is a womans' album but I can say that men love it also. Very much like a "bangles" sound, but has more sing along songs and party type songs than any bangles album. Most albums have 3 or 4 good songs and then you skip through the rest. This is different and you will want to hear them all over and over again. Take a drive along the "scenic highways" of america and crank up the Beehive and you will become a BEE-liever too. They are catchy and unfortunately hard to find. By the way does anyone know where they are from and where they are now? I have over 200 albums in my collection and this is by far my favorite and the most played!! You won't regret adding this to your dj collection.

Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! I originally picked this album up in the 80s and fell in love with it from the start. One of those few albums you can really enjoy from begining to end. I still have fond memories of driving down to the beach with friends listening to the Beehive!

I bought this album when it first came out in '88. Fourteen years later it's still as fresh, in all senses of the word, as ever. Every single song is hooky as all get out, and it's one of the few albums I'll sing along with in my car.
I wish they'd been more appreciated when they came out, because this is not only one of the catchiest cds ever, it's also one of the smartest. Great wordplay abounds; just start with "The Beat of Love" and continue from there.
I recently played 'Let It Bee' in my car while running errands with my 3 year old daughter, and she sang along with the songs as much as she could. However, when "Oh Love" came on, she cried. I asked her why, and she said, "It's very sad." I had to shut it off, it affected her that much, li'l critic.
Buy this disc! Just be careful playing it around the little ones...

I remember hearing "I Say Nothing" on the car radio FM (out of Baja) when I was stationed up at Camp Pendleton, and the choruses/refrains hooked me instantly. It's one of those tracks on which a band does almost everything just right. I've since made it a point to hear most everything else that VoB has done, and "I Say Nothing" has a rare pop magic that you see (or rather hear) once in a blue moon. I would have paid $10 for a CD single of that tune.

This group is really cool. They have a cool name, their songs are cool, and their lyrics are also really cool. Actually, their lyrics are great. I guess they remind me of the B-52's, but rather than do them the injustice of classifying them I'll just praise them: their voices are good, and they achieve a lovely harmony. The songs are fun, lots of fun; doing housework listening to this music makes the job less tedious. The music can be uplifting, and never gets dull. It also makes my birds crazy, and any music than can touch the heart of a beast must have merit, right? I highly recommend this cd.

I'm a Beehive fan, so my view is a little biased, though not as much as the other reviewers I've read here. I wouldn't rate them as a classic or an all-time great, but I agree with the sentiment of the other reviewers. If you want a band that gives you a really alive, fresh feeling when you listen to their music, Voice of the Beehive will do it. They play music that mainstream listeners like, but it's just that little bit different from everything else on the shelf that it will keep you coming back to its originality. They are fresh, with a humorously cynical view on life. If 'I Walk the Earth' and 'Trust Me' were given the airplay they deserve they would have gone top ten. It may seem like a risk because you've never heard of them before, but if you buy this album, or 'Honey Lingers' (I haven't been able to listen to their third album yet) you won't be dissapointed. Fresh and vibrant and new to the senses.

I NEVER listen to pop music because it doesn't sound like this anymore. Where are these guys -- I need more Beehive. Seriously, you could listen to this album over and over and never get bored. Great beats, FANTASTIC lyrics. I can't say enough about it. "Harder" than "Honey Lingers". The guy that introduced me to this group called them "Bangles gone bad." GREAT GREAT GREAT.

Don't Call Me Baby and I Say Nothing are what has made this album my favorite one for the past 8 years. I can't wait to get it on CD so I can listen to it in my car and relive my early 20s when I was single and those two particular songs were my anthems.

Voice of the Beehive is a group that deserved more recognition in its early heyday. While their most recent offering (with different line-up of musicians) was a bit disappointing, the first two albums are the BEST! Catchy, zingy melodies, beautiful harmonies, and wickedly cynical--okay possible feminist--lyrics make this album a LOT of fun! My favorites are "Don't Call Me Baby", "Trust Me", and "I Say Nothing". The music grabs you right away, but it's those catty little barbs sewn throughout the songs that keep you coming back!

I've been a NEW WAVE Music Collector ever since when I'm on My high School Days, and these VOICE OF THE BEEHIVE is always at the Top of the line request on our School and this is one My Favorite Group. The rhythm was absolutely different wether on-the-road or off-the-road their music is for every season specially when you are into easy listening, relaxing or just simply having a party; their music will truly entertain you, this was probably....one of the best group I've ever

heard...I Mean ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE BEST!....